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"Queen of Poland" redircts here. For queens consort of Poland, see List of Polish consorts
List of Polish consorts

The Polish royal consorts were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of Poland. All of them are women who held the position of queen consort; although there were two female monarchs of Poland, husbands of those queens regnant were jure uxoris monarchs and not consorts....
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Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, or at least its nucleus, was ruled at various times either by ksiazeta (Dukes) (ca. 10th-14th century) or by Kings (ca. 11th-18th century). The longest-reigning dynasties were the Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
s (ca. 960 – 1370) and Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
s (1386–1572). Intervening and subsequent monarchs were often rulers of foreign countries or princes recruited from foreign dynasties.






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"Queen of Poland" redircts here. For queens consort of Poland, see List of Polish consorts
List of Polish consorts

The Polish royal consorts were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of Poland. All of them are women who held the position of queen consort; although there were two female monarchs of Poland, husbands of those queens regnant were jure uxoris monarchs and not consorts....
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Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, or at least its nucleus, was ruled at various times either by ksiazeta (Dukes) (ca. 10th-14th century) or by Kings (ca. 11th-18th century). The longest-reigning dynasties were the Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
s (ca. 960 – 1370) and Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
s (1386–1572). Intervening and subsequent monarchs were often rulers of foreign countries or princes recruited from foreign dynasties. During the latter period a tradition of free election
Free election

Free election was the election of individual monarchs, rather than of dynasties, to the Poland throne between 1572 and 1791, when "free election" was abolished by the Constitution of May 3, 1791....
 of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th-18th centuries). Polish independence ended with the Third Partition
Third Partition of Poland

The Third Partition of Poland or Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1795 as the third and last of partitions of Poland that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
 of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
 (1795) and was restored at the end of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 (1918) on a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
an basis.

Monarchs of Poland


RulerDynastyReignNotes
Siemowit
Siemowit

Siemowit was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast the Wheelwright and Rzepicha. He was considered one of the four legendary Piast princes, but is now considered as a ruler who existed as an historical person....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 9th centurylegendary; son of Piast
Lestko
Lestko

Lestko is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born circa 870–880. Though proof of his actual existence is unclear, if he did exist, he must have been an influential person, because the tribes that lived in what is now Poland were known as "Lestkowici"....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 9th-10th centurylegendary; son of Siemowit
Siemomysl
Siemomysl

Siemomysl was the third Polish duke, and the father of Poland's first historical ruler, Mieszko I. He was son of Lestek. Siemomysl is credited with leaving the lands known as Greater Poland to his son Mieszko I, who further expanded them during his reign....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 10th centurylegendary
Mieszko I
Mieszkodagome
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 960?-992son of Siemomysl
first Christian monarch
Boleslaw I the Brave
(Boleslas I)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 992-1025
King 1025
son of Mieszko
first to be crowned King
Mieszko II Lambert
Mieszko II Lambert

This article is about a Polish king. See also Duke Mieszko II the Fat.Mieszko II Lambert ruled from 1025-1034 as duke and short-term king of Poland....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
King 1025-1031son of Boleslas I
Bezprym
Bezprym

Bezprym , the firstborn son of King of Poland, Boleslaus I of Poland and his second wife Judith, daughter of Geza of Hungary. He was the first-born son, but was deprived of the throne of Poland....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1031-1032son of Boleslas I
Otton Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1032son of Boleslas I
Thiedric Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1032Mieszko I's grandson
Mieszko II Lambert
Mieszko II Lambert

This article is about a Polish king. See also Duke Mieszko II the Fat.Mieszko II Lambert ruled from 1025-1034 as duke and short-term king of Poland....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1032-1034restored
Kazimierz I the Restorer
Casimir I of Poland

Casimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country. He is known as the Restorer mostly because he managed to reunite all parts of the Polish Kingdom after a period of turmoil....

(Casimir I)
Odnowiciel
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1039-1058son of Mieszko II
Boleslaw II the Bold
(Boleslas II)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1058-1076
King 1076-1079
son of Casimir I
Wladyslaw I Herman
Wladyslaw I Herman

Wladyslaw I Herman Duke of Poland from 1079 until 1102. Second son of Casimir I the Restorer and Maria Dobroniega, the daughter of Vladimir the Great, Grand Duke of Kiev....

(Ladislas I)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1079-1102son of Casimir I
Zbigniew
Zbigniew of Poland

Zbigniew from the Piast dynasty was during the years of 1102?1106 or 1107 high duke of Poland....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1102-1107son of Ladislas I;
first jointly with Boleslas III
Boleslaw III Wrymouth
Boleslaw III Wrymouth

Boleslaw III Wrymouth was Duke of Poland from 1102 until his death.He was the eldest and only child of Duke Wladyslaw I Herman by his first wife Judith of Bohemia, daughter of Vratislaus II of Bohemia....

(Boleslas III)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
Duke 1102-1138son of Ladislas I
first jointly with Zbigniew
introduced senioral principle
Wladyslaw II the Exile
Wladyslaw II the Exile

Wladyslaw II the Exile, was a High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia from 1138 until 1146.He was the eldest son of Boleslaw III Wrymouth by his first wife Zbyslava of Kiev, daughter of Sviatopolk II of Kiev....

(Ladislas II)
Wladyslaw Ii Wygnaniec
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1138-1146son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Silesia
exiled by his brothers
Boleslaw IV the Curly
Boleslaw IV the Curly

Boleslaw IV the Curly was a Duke of Masovia since 1138 and High Duke of Poland from 1146 until his death.He was the third son of Boleslaw III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland by his second wife Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry, Count of Berg-Schelklingen....

(Boleslas IV)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1146-1173son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Masovia
Mieszko III the Old
Mieszko III the Old

Mieszko III the Old , of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland, 1138-1202, and High Duke of all Poland, with interruptions, 1173-1202....
Mieszko Iii Stary
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1173-1177son of Boleslas III
also Duke of Greater Poland
Kazimierz II the Just
Casimir II of Poland

Casimir II the Just , was a Duke of Wislica during 1166-1173, Duke of Sandomierz since 1173 and Duke of Krak?w and King of Poland from 1177 until his death....

(Casimir II)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1177-1190son of Boleslas III; also Duke
of Wislica and Sandomierz
Mieszko III the Old
Mieszko III the Old

Mieszko III the Old , of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland, 1138-1202, and High Duke of all Poland, with interruptions, 1173-1202....
Mieszko Iii Stary
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1190restored
Kazimierz II the Just
Casimir II of Poland

Casimir II the Just , was a Duke of Wislica during 1166-1173, Duke of Sandomierz since 1173 and Duke of Krak?w and King of Poland from 1177 until his death....

(Casimir II)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1190-1194restored
Leszek I the White
Leszek I the White

Leszek I the White also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and of Krak?w. Leszek was the ruler of Poland from 1194-1227 except for the short periods following when he was deposed in 1200, 1201 and 1206....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1194-1198also Duke of Sandomierz
Mieszko III the Old
Mieszko III the Old

Mieszko III the Old , of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland, 1138-1202, and High Duke of all Poland, with interruptions, 1173-1202....
Mieszko Iii Stary
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1198-1199restored
Leszek I the White
Leszek I the White

Leszek I the White also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and of Krak?w. Leszek was the ruler of Poland from 1194-1227 except for the short periods following when he was deposed in 1200, 1201 and 1206....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1199-1202restored
Mieszko III the Old
Mieszko III the Old

Mieszko III the Old , of the Piast Dynasty, was Duke of Greater Poland, 1138-1202, and High Duke of all Poland, with interruptions, 1173-1202....
Mieszko Iii Stary
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1202restored
Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks
Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks

Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks was Duke of the province of Greater Poland and High Duke of all Poland, overlord of other Dukes, 1202-1206 and 1227-1228, during which periods he also was Duke of Cracow, the duchy customarily held by the overlord....

(Ladislas III)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1202-1206son of Mieszko III
also Duke of Greater Poland
Leszek I the White
Leszek I the White

Leszek I the White also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and of Krak?w. Leszek was the ruler of Poland from 1194-1227 except for the short periods following when he was deposed in 1200, 1201 and 1206....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1206-1210restored
Mieszko I Tanglefoot Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1210-1211son of Ladislas II;
also Duke of Wroclaw
Leszek I the White
Leszek I the White

Leszek I the White also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and of Krak?w. Leszek was the ruler of Poland from 1194-1227 except for the short periods following when he was deposed in 1200, 1201 and 1206....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1211-1227restored; assassinated
Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks
Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks

Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks was Duke of the province of Greater Poland and High Duke of all Poland, overlord of other Dukes, 1202-1206 and 1227-1228, during which periods he also was Duke of Cracow, the duchy customarily held by the overlord....

(Ladislas III)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1227-1229restored
Konrad I of Masovia
Konrad I of Masovia

File:Diadem of Plock.PNGKonrad I of Masovia , son of Casimir II of Poland and Helen of Znojmo of Moravia, was the 6th Dukes of Masovia.After his father's death in 1194, Konrad was brought up by his mother....
Konrad I Mazowiecki
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1229-1232son of son of Casimir II
also Duke of Masovia
Henryk I the Bearded
(Henry I)
Henryk Brodaty
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1232-1238also Duke of Silesia
Henryk II the Pious
(Henry II)
Henryk Pobozny
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1238-1241son of Henry I; also Duke of
Wroclaw and Greater Poland;
fell at Legnica
Battle of Legnica

The Battle of Legnica , also known as the Battle of Liegnitz or Battle of Wahlstatt , was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city of Legnica in Silesia on April 9 1241....
Konrad I of Masovia
Konrad I of Masovia

File:Diadem of Plock.PNGKonrad I of Masovia , son of Casimir II of Poland and Helen of Znojmo of Moravia, was the 6th Dukes of Masovia.After his father's death in 1194, Konrad was brought up by his mother....
Konrad I Mazowiecki
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1241-1243also Duke of Masovia
Boleslaw V the Chaste
Boleslaw V the Chaste

Boleslaw V the Chaste or the Shy was the son of Leszek the White. Several years after the death of Henry the Pious at the battle of Legnica , he became prince in Krak?w, and thus the predominant prince in fragmented Poland....

(Boleslas V)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1243-1279 son of Leszek the White
Leszek II the Black
Leszek II the Black

Leszek the Black was one of the dukes of fragmentation of Poland. He ruled from 1279 to 1288. During his government there was a third Mongol raid against Poland in 1287....
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1279-1288 
Henryk IV Probus
Henryk IV Probus

Henry IV Probus , , was a Duke of the Silesian territory of Wroclaw since 1266, and from 1288 High Duke of the Seniorate Province until his death in 1290....

(Henry IV)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1288-1290also Duke of Lower Silesia
Przemysl II
(Premyslas II)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1290-1295
King 1295-1296
also Duke of Poznan, Greater
Poland and Pomerania
Václav II
(Wenceslas II)
Waclawii
PremyslidHigh Duke 1296-1300
King 1300-1305
Duke of Lesser Poland
since 1291
Václav III
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

Wenceslaus III Premyslid , was the King of Hungary and King of Bohemia .Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Rudolph I of Germany, King of the Romans....

(Wenceslas III)
Wenzel3
PremyslidKing 1305-1306son of Wenceslaus III
uncrowned; assassinated
Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high
Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high

Wladyslaw the Short or Elbow-high , was a List of Polish rulers. He was a Duke until 1300, and Prince of Krak?w from 1305 until his coronation as King on January 20, 1320....

(Ladislas I/IV)
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
High Duke 1306-1320
King 1320-1333
 
Kazimierz III The Great
Casimir III of Poland

Casimir III the Great , last List of Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland....

(Casimir III)
Casimirthegreat
Piast
Piast dynasty

Piast dynasty was the first Polish historical Royal dynasty that ruled Poland from its beginnings starting with the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright....
King 1333-1370son of Wladyslaw I
Ludwik
Louis I of Hungary

Louis I the Great was King of Hungary from 1342 and of King of Poland from 1370.Louis was the head of the senior branch of the Angevin dynasty....

(Louis)
Anjou
Capetian House of Anjou

The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
King 1370-1382nephew of Casimir III
Jadwiga
Jadwiga of Poland

Not to be confused with Jadwiga of Greater PolandJadwiga of Anjou was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia....

(Hedwig)
Anjou
Capetian House of Anjou

The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
King 1382-1399daughter of Louis I
reigned jointly with her husband
Ladislas II since 1386


Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania


Jagiellon Dynasty
History of Poland (1385–1569)

The Jagiellon Era 1385–1569, was dominated by the union of Poland with Lithuania under the Jagiellon Dynasty, founded by the Lithuanian grand duke Ladislaus II of Poland....


RulerDynastyReignNotes
Wladyslaw II Jagiello
(Ladislas II)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1386-1434reigned jointly with his wife Jadwiga until 1399
Wladyslaw III
(Ladislas III)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1434-1444Also king of Hungary fell at Varna
Battle of Varna

The Battle of Varna took place on November 10, 1444 near Varna in eastern Bulgaria. In this battle the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeated the Poland and Hungary armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and John Hunyadi....
, therefore surnamed "of Varna"
Kazimierz IV
(Casimir III/IV)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1447-1492 
Jan I Olbracht
(John I Albert)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1492-1501 
Aleksander
(Alexander)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1501-1506 
Zygmunt I the Old
Sigismund I the Old

File:Poland and Lithuania in 1526.PNGSigismund I the Old of the Jagiellon dynasty reigned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to his death at age 81 in 1548....

(Sigismund I)
Zygmunt1
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1506-1548 
Zygmunt II August I
(Sigismund II August I)
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
1548-1572 


Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....

RulerDynastyReignNotes
Henryk Walezy
Henry III of France

Henry III of France , born Alexandre-?douard de Valois-Angoul?me, was King of France from 1574 to 1589, and as Henry of Valois, first elected List of Polish rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and List of Lithuanian rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1574....

(Henry III)
Henri3france
Valois
Valois Dynasty

The House of Valois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, succeeding the House of Capet as List of French monarchs from 1328 to 1589. A cadet branch of the family reigned as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1482....
1573-1574abandoned the Polish-Lithuanian throne on becoming King of France
Maksymilian II
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian II was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 and king of the Romans until his death....

(Maximilian I)
Habsburg 1575election contested after four days
Anna
Anna Jagiellon

Anna Jagiellon , daughter of Poland's King Zygmunt I the Old, elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wife of Stefan Batory, was the last legitimate member of the Jagiellon dynasty....
Jagiellon
Jagiellon dynasty

The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century....
King 1575-1586reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory
Stefan I Batory
(Stephen I Báthory)
King Stefan Batory
Báthory
Báthory

The B?thory were a Hungary noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary....
1576-1586reigned together with his wife Anna; regarded as one of the greatest kings of Poland
Maksymilian III
Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria, also known as Maximilian der Deutschmeister was the fourth son of Emperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain....

(Maximilian II)
Habsburg 1587defeated by Zygmunt Vasa
Zygmunt III
Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa was Grand Duke of Lithuania and List of Polish monarchs, a monarch of joined Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and Monarch of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599....

(Sigismund III )
Vasa
House of Vasa

The House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland and Lithuania 1587-1668. It origined from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century....
1587-1632Also King of Sweden 1592-1599
Wladyslaw IV
Wladyslaw IV Vasa

Wladyslaw IV was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and his wife, Anna of Austria . Wladyslaw IV reigned as King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from November 8, 1632, to his death in 1648....

(Ladislas IV)
Ladislasiv
Vasa
House of Vasa

The House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland and Lithuania 1587-1668. It origined from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century....
1632-1648 
Jan II Kazimierz
(John II Casimir)
Vasa
House of Vasa

The House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland and Lithuania 1587-1668. It origined from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century....
1648-1668 
Michal Korybut
Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki

Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki , son of Jarema Wisniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska, was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from September 29, 1669, to his death in 1673....

(Michael I)
Wisniowiecki
Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki

Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki , son of Jarema Wisniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska, was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from September 29, 1669, to his death in 1673....
1669-1673 
Jan III
(John III)
Siemiginowskijerzy
Sobieski
Sobieski

Sobieski * Sobieski family, or House of Sobieski a notable family of Polish nobility, whose members included:** Marek Sobieski , voivode of Lublin, father of Jakub Sobieski...
1674-1696 
August II Mocny
(Augustus II the Strong)
Louis De Silvestre August Ii
Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
1697-1706abdicated
Stanislaw I
Stanislaw Leszczynski

Stanislaw I Leszczynski was King of Poland of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire .Born at Lw?w in 1677, he was the son of Rafal Leszczynski , voivode of Poznan Voivodeship, and Anna Jablonowska....

(Stanislas I)
Leszczynski
Leszczynski

Leszczynski, plural: Leszczynscy is the surname of a Poland szlachta family. Some Polish surnames have different forms for the genders, Leszczynska is the form for a female family member....
1706-1709yielded to Augustus II
August II Mocny
(Augustus II the Strong)
Louis De Silvestre August Ii
Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
1709-1733restored
Stanislaw I
Stanislaw Leszczynski

Stanislaw I Leszczynski was King of Poland of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire .Born at Lw?w in 1677, he was the son of Rafal Leszczynski , voivode of Poznan Voivodeship, and Anna Jablonowska....

(Stanislas I)
Leszczynski
Leszczynski

Leszczynski, plural: Leszczynscy is the surname of a Poland szlachta family. Some Polish surnames have different forms for the genders, Leszczynska is the form for a female family member....
1733-1736restored, defeated in War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession

The War of the Polish Succession was sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland, King of Poland that widened as the two Pacte de Famille powers attempted to check the power of the Habsburg Monarchy in western Europe....
, abdicated
August III Sas
(Augustus III)
Wettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
1734-1763 
Stanislaw II August
(Stanislas II August)
Poniatowski
Poniatowski

Poniatowski is the surname of a Poland szlachta family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Poniatowska is the same name for a female family member....
1764-1795abdicated


Claim made by foreign states after Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....


RulerEnglishDynastyReignNotes

Kings of Galicia and Lodomeria
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria official ) was a kingdom dependent to the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria?Hungary from 1772 to 1917; independent from July 26, 1917 to November 14, 1918....

Maria Teresa
Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa was the List of rulers of Austria, List of rulers of Hungary, List of rulers of Croatia, Queen of Bohemia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and a Holy Roman Emperor by marriage to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
Maria TheresaHabsburg1772-1780 the Austrian portion obtained in the first partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
Józef II
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
Joseph IIHabsburg-Lorraine1780-1790  
Leopold II
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792, King of Hungary, archduke of Austria, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790....
Leopold IIHabsburg-Lorraine1790-1792  
Franciszek II
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Austerlitz....
Francis IIHabsburg-Lorraine1792-1835  
Ferdynand I
Ferdinand I of Austria

Ferdinand I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, King of Bohemia. He chose to abdicate, after a series of revolts in 1848....
Ferdinand IHabsburg-Lorraine1835-1848  
Franciszek Józef I
Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I Karl of the Habsburg was Emperor of Austrian Empire, Apostolic King of Kingdom of Hungary from 1848 until 1916 ....
Francis Joseph IHabsburg-Lorraine1848-1916  
Karol I Charles IHabsburg-Lorraine1916-1918  


Dukes of Warsaw
Duchy of Warsaw

The Duchy of Warsaw was a Poland state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit....

Fryderyk AugustFrederick August IWettin
Wettin (dynasty)

The House of Wettin was a dynasty of Germany counts, dukes, Prince Elector and monarchs that ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland....
1807-1815 created in 1807 as a satellite of Napoleon, dissolved at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
 and divided into the Russian Kingdom of Poland and the Prussian Grand Duchy of Poznan


Kings of "Congress" Kingdom of Poland
Congress Poland

Congress Poland [], officially and formally Kingdom of Poland and informally known as Russian Poland was a constitutional personal union of the Russian Empire created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, replaced by the Central Powers in 1915 with the Kingdom of Poland ....

Aleksander I
Alexander I of Russia

Alexander I of Russia , also known as Alexander the Blessed served as Tsar of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland....
Alexander I Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1815-1825 created at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
 and therefore dubbed "Congress Poland"
Mikolaj I
Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the List of Russian rulers. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometres....
Nicholas I Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1825-1855 deposed by Sejm during uprising of 1831, autonomy abolished in 1832
Aleksander II
Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II Nikolaevich , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the List of Russian rulers of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881....
Alexander II Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1855-1881 annexed into Russia after uprising in 1863
Aleksander III
Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III Alexandrovich , also known as Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Tsar of Russia from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894....
Alexander III Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1881-1894  
Mikolaj II
Nicholas II of Russia

Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russian Empire, Grand Prince of Finland, and claimant to the title of King of Poland. His official title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is currently regarded as Saint Nicholas the Passion Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church....
Nicholas II Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov1894-1917 abdicated


Grand Dukes of Poznan
Grand Duchy of Poznan

The Grand Duchy of Posen was a region in the Kingdom of Prussia in the Polish lands commonly known as "Greater Poland" between the years 1815-1848....

Fryderyk Wilhelm III
Frederick William III of Prussia

Frederick William III was king of Kingdom of Prussia from 1797 to 1840....
Frederick William III Hohenzollern1815-1840 created at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815....
; represented by Duke-Governor Antoni Radziwill
Antoni Radziwill

Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwill was a Polish-Lithuanian and Kingdom of Prussia szlachta, magnate, musician and politician. Initially a hereditary Duke of Nieswiez and Olyka , with time he also became a Reichsf?rst of the Holy Roman Empire....
 until 1831
Fryderyk Wilhelm IV
Frederick William IV of Prussia

King Frederick William IV of Prussia , the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861....
Frederick William IVHohenzollern1840-1861 autonomy abolished in 1849
Wilhelm I William IHohenzollern1861-1888 
Fryderyk III
Frederick III, German Emperor

Frederick III was List of German monarchs and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888 during the Year of the Three Emperors. Frederick William Nicholas Charles , known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I, and was raised in his family's tradition of military service....
 
Frederick IIIHohenzollern1888 
Wilhelm II William IIHohenzollern1888-1918abdicated 9 November 1918


See also

  • Royal coronations in Poland
    Royal coronations in Poland

    This is a list of Monarchy coronations in Poland.* "K" indicates a king or queen regnant; "Q" indicates a queen consort....
  • Royal Coronations at Wawel Cathedral
  • Dukes of Greater Poland
    Dukes of Greater Poland

    The Duchy of Greater Poland was a historical state of Poland, which existed from 1138 until 1320....
  • Dukes of Masovia
    Dukes of Masovia

    The Dukes of Masovia were a line of the Piast dynasty who ruled in Masovia. The following is a list of all rulers of the Duchy of Masovia and its parts....
  • Dukes of Pomerania
    Dukes of Pomerania

    Sorry, no overview for this topic
  • Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca
    Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca

    From 1138 to 1228, part of the Duchy of Krak?w and Sandomierz, belonging to the high-dukes of Poland....
  • Dukes of Silesia
    Dukes of Silesia

    In accordance with the Testament of Boleslaw III Krzywousty of Poland's Duke Boleslaw III Wrymouth, Poland was upon his death divided into 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Krak?w reserved for the eldest, who was to be High Duke of all Poland....
  • List of Galician rulers
    List of Galician rulers

    This is a list of rulers and officials of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a state under the Habsburg Monarchy from 1772 ro 1918. From the Partitions of Poland starting in september 1772 up to the fall of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the province was directly subordinate to the Emperors of Austria and the government in Vienna, and then a local Gal...


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